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Have installed Windows 8 and have been putting it to the test for about a week.
Not that impressed with it so far.
Installed a favorite software package (which has 6 text and help files).
The program file and all the text and help files associated with the install are all placed in with the Apps.
If you have quite a few software packages installed, the App page is going to be huge and you will need a lot of scrolling to find the app you want.
I could not find a way of putting the apps associated files in a folder for easy access. Don't think there is a way to do it.
After I installed my program is where Metro really fails.
Press Windows key to bring up Metro environment Start page
Right click on screen
Move cursor to botton right hand corner
Select All Apps
Using trackpad, scroll up or down to scroll left or right (dumb) to find app
Click Changes.log
Opens in desktop environment. Read the file.
Close file
Press Windows key to get back to Metro environment Start page
Right click the screen
Select All Apps
Using trackpad, scroll up or down to scroll left or right (still dumb) to find app
Click Help file. This is a html file
Opens in IE in Metro environment
Read the file
Cannot close the file. No close button.
Move cursor to top of page. Cursor changes to hand.
Click and drag page to a bottom corner to remove.
This takes you back to Metro environment Start page
Away we go again. Only 4 more files to read.
This behaviour might be okay on a tablet but my laptop is NOT a tablet and I should not be forced to use it as a tablet.
Next thing I tried was to play a DVD. No Go. Microsoft no longer support playing DVD's on devices using their OS.
You have to purchase 3rd party software to play DVD's. I want to install Visual Studio 2010 but it is on DVD. Hope that works.
Opened up the desktop and ran IE. Set my favourites and home page. Seems pretty good.
Next step was to run IE from the Metro environment. Whoa, what a mess.
The favourite screen is full of Microsoft sites and took a bit to get rid of them all. The most disappointing thing is that I could not find where I can set my home page. Okay for a tablet again but no good for me. I will be giving that a wide berth.
If Microsoft want to do something radical, they should try listening to complaints. I doubt the will listen but if they did, they should give the customer an option to disable the Metro environment and bring back the Start button or give users a less 'in your face' method of launching applications.
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